Subgenre Sampler
Youth: 912 Films to Buy & Rent
Friends (1971)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Sean Bury, Anicee Alvina
- Sentimental, page–turning romance blossoms an enternal love between two idealistic French teens head over heels. Hit soundtrack by Elton John…
Le Souffle Au Coeur (Murmur of the Heart) (1971)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Benoit Ferreux
- A much praised coming–of–age tale concerns a sickly, but promiscuous teenage boy growing up in a stilted bourgeois family in 1950s Dijon…
Tom Brown's School Days (TV Mini-Series) (1971)
- Dir. Gareth Davies
Feat. Anthony Murphy, Iain Cuthbertson
- Vivid BBC adaptation of Thomas Hughes' classic novel, following life at a Victorian Boys public school. Five episodes.
A Swedish Love Story (1970)
- Dir. Roy Andersson
Feat. Ann-Sofie Kylin, Rolf Sohlman
- The debut feature film from director Roy Andersson (YOU, THE LIVING) is an unforgettably beautiful coming–of–age tale inspired by the…
Zabriskie Point (1970)
- Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Rod Taylor, Paul Fix, G.D. Spradlin…
- Antonioni explores the psyche of young radicals who try to find the meaning of life after fleeing from riotous protests. Engaging hippie fare.
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
- Dir. Arthur Penn
Feat. Arlo Guthrie, Patricia Quinn, James Broderick…
- Loosely built around the adventures of hippie troubadour Arlo Guthrie (son of Woody and star of WOODSTOCK), as he wanders rural America asking…
All the Right Noises (1969)
- Dir. Gerry O'Hara
Feat. Olivia Hussey, Tom Bell, John Standing…
- The story of a young married man who has an affair with a teenage girl, this forms part of a peculiarly 1960s British wave of films exploring such…
Bronco Bullfrog (1969)
- Dir. Barney Platts-Mills
Feat. Del Walker, Anne Gooding, Sam Shepherd
- Del and his friends agree to take part in a robbery with a boy fresh from the borstal. When Del falls in love with Irene they decide to run away from…
Kes (1969)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Colin Welland, Brian Glover
- Dreary life in Northern mining town takes on a new lease for a young boy when he discovers and nurtures an injured kestrel. A sensitive, moving film.
Me, Natalie (1969)
- Dir. Fred Coe
Feat. Patty Duke, James Farentino, Salome Jens…
- Thoughtful, though occasionally mawkish coming–of–age tale with Patty Duke as a young woman struggling with low self esteem and fighting…